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Governor General of Canada Visits Ghana
* November 28, 2006
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| In mid
October, Four Villages Inn received a phone call from the Canadian High
Commission in Accra informing us the Governor General of Canada Her Excellency
the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean would be visiting Ghana and there was
the possibility that she may visit Kumasi and that Four Villages Inn had
been selected as her place of lodging! |
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as it turned out, her Excellency did not visit Kumasi. Much though we were
disappointed, we were indeed honoured to have been selected to host the
ceremonial head of state of Canada. Such is the confidence that the Canadian
High Commission has placed in Four Villages Inn over the years based on
our reliable, quality service we have provided to its travelling diplomats. |
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Swiss Ambassador at Four Villages Inn *
November
24, 2006
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again Four Villages Inn had the pleasure of hosting yet another senior
member of Ghana's diplomatic corps, His Excellency Mr. George Zubler,
the Swiss ambassador to Ghana. He came to Kumasi on holiday with his wife
and friends to spend three relaxing days away from the hectic pace of life
in Accra. Here's what he wrote in our guest book: "Warm hospitality,
delicious food, tasteful rooms-a true home away from home." |
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Four Villages Inn Advertises in "Property
Express" * November 21, 2006
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Congratulations
go to Property Express, a glossy magazine published in the U.K. focusing
on West African real estate and tourism issues, and to its editor Mr. Robert
Atta Wegbe. Property Express has been chosen as THE in-flight magazine
for the newly established Ghana International Airlines.
Click
Here to see our ad: |
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“Geldof in Africa” DVD and Tons More DVDs
… * November 18, 2006
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Villages Inn already has the wonderful book Geldof in Africa. Now we have
added the BBC four part DVD documentary series hosted by Geldof, a passionate,
articulate campaigner for the African continent. |
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we have just added hundreds of DVDs – too many to list here. Among the
most recent additions are Mission Impossible III and The DaVinci Code. |
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And for
our francophone patrons, we have a wonderful French Canadian comedy entitled
La Grande Séduction set in a small isolated fishing community on
Quebec's barren Lower North Shore. In fact, the film was shot in Harrington
Harbour where your hosts lived for almost two years thirty years ago after
emigrating back to Canada with their two children. |
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Four Villages Inn in Lonely Planet ~ West
Africa * November 16, 2006
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we are in the hot off the press new Lonely Planet on West Africa published
in October 2006. Here's what it says: |
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| "Top End: Four Villages Inn:
Several kilometres south of the centre is this bed and breakfast, equally
popular for its four comfortable, individually designed rooms with high
ceilings and homey decor, as for the guide and transport services offered.
Throw in a garden, a terrace, an indoor atrium, and breakfast with real
brewed coffee and you'll feel like family." |
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| By strange
coincidence, the photograph of the Nigerian Court Musician from Kano, Nigeria
on the cover of the new guide was taken by none other than Bob Burch -
the same person who does the maintenance on this website and updates the
Village News! |
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Philip Briggs Update to the Bradt Travel
Guide * November 14, 2006
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editions of the Village News, we have plugged the above quoted resource.
Now we are pleased to report that updates can be accessed directly from
the internet. Click
Here.
Please
note there is a printout of the latest update #9 in each of our four rooms
at Four Villages Inn as well as one in our living room. Should you have
a copy of the third edition of the Bradt Guide to Ghana, you can find the
review of Four Villages Inn on page 295. |
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"Mr. Ghana" at Four Villages Inn * November
14, 2006
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| Four
Villages Inn recently had the eye-popping experience of hosting Mr. Martin
Luther Addo, a former Mr. Ghana bodybuilding title holder, and his wife. |
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| In March
2007, on the occasion of the Ghana 50th anniversary Independence celebrations,
Mr.Ghana is organizing and leading a tour of Ghana. |
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not log on to his web site at www.ashantiwarrior.com
to see this guy's physique and learn all about the upcoming tour. |
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Rainbow Resort Wins National Tourism Award
* November 13, 2006
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| Congratulations
go out to our Canadian friends Rod and Comfort McLaren, owner/operators
of African Rainbow Resort at Busua in the Western Region of Ghana, for
winning the 2005 Ghana Tourist Board award for Hotel of the Year: One Star.
You can explore their web site at
www.africanrainbow.net. |
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Four Villages Inn Hosts Edwards Party! *
November
11, 2006
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| Early
in November,2006, Four Villages Inn played host to the Edwards party of
four adults and four children who are on a ten month round the world
odyssey by private jet! Tony Edwards stars on the long-running TV drama
“ER”. It's the ultimate field trip for the kids, who besides experiencing
the world first hand are also receiving formal instruction from their teacher
Molly Cleator. |
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and Four Villages Inn was their only stop in Ghana. How did they make their
decision you might ask? |
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Molly was
a past guest in 2005 when she travelled from the U.S. to visit her sister
who was then living in Nigeria. She was so impressed with FOUR VILLAGES
INN that she decided that Kumasi and Four Villages Inn would be their one
and only destination in Ghana! |
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we didn't let her down ... besides our regular market and villages tours,
we laid on a tie and dye workshop at Scott Trade Institute and an adinkra
clothe workshop at the inn. The children also got to interact with Amanda,
a 12 year old Ghanaian child, who told them all about her life growing
up in a third world country. Amanda also took the kids to her school.
A wonderful Ghanaian feast, which the kids helped prepare and the two pilots
also enjoyed, capped off the five-day visit. |
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On their
departure Tony Edwards donated US$1000.00 to Scott Trade Institute and
Molly and her sister, now in Korea, donated US$400.00. A huge Thank You
goes out to them across the miles. |
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what Tony Edwards wrote in the guest book, "Love Love … We will be back!” |
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Purses for Africa Donates to Scott Trade
Institute * August 8, 2006
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Trade Institute, the non-profit school founded by your host Charity in
her village Senfi to give young adults an opportunity to learn a trade
and become valued members of their community, wishes to express its gratitude
to Ellen Monaghan and her group Purses for Africa for the contribution
of $300.00 to go towards the operational expenses of the school. |
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started Purses for Africa to raise money to help support grandmothers in
southern Africa caring for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS and for
other worthy causes. |
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Purses for
Africa designs, makes and sells purses as part of the Stephen Lewis
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Initiative. www.stephenlewisfoundation.org
You can contact Purses for Africa
at pursesforafrica@hotmail.com |
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New Books in our “African” Library * July
27, 2006
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Here are our new titles:
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Race Against
Time
by Stephen Lewis, the U.N. Secretary
General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.
This 2005-2006 bestseller by the
outspoken AIDS activist and advocate contains five lectures which were
broadcast nationally in Canada as part of the prestigious Massey Lectures. |
Our Common
Interest:
An
Argument:
The Report of the Commission for
Africa headed by P.M. Tony Blair
This book is a call for action for
the nations meeting at the 2005 G8 to end extreme poverty in the world's
most desperate continent. It sets out the arguments and recommendations
of the Commission's plan for a strong, prosperous Africa. |
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Heart of
Darkness
by Joseph Conrad
The text of this short novella plus
a short introduction of fascinating biographical and historical contexts
plus five contemporary critical perspectives.
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| The Coup
by John Updike
A novel about a coup that takes place
in a fictional African country during the 1970's. Ghana herself experienced
a number of coups during the 70's ...your hosts Charity and Chris were
in Ghana at the time!
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